Electronic device

ABSTRACT

According to one embodiment, an electronic device according to an embodiment includes, for example, a board, a first electronic component, and a heat dissipation member. The board includes a first face. The heat dissipation member is disposed at a side opposite to the first face of the first electronic component. The heat dissipation member is thermally connected to the first electronic component. The heat dissipation member includes a first extending portion, a second extending portion, and a plurality of third extending portions. The first extending portion extends along the first face. The second extending portion is positioned away, in a direction that intersects the first face, from the first extending portion by a space. The second extending portion extends along the first face. The plurality of the third extending portions are connected to the first extending portion and the second extending portion. The plurality of the third extending portions are positioned away from each other by a space.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority fromU.S. Provisional Application No. 62/131,077, filed on Mar. 10, 2015; theentire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

Embodiments described herein relate generally to an electronic device.

BACKGROUND

There is a known electronic component in which a heat sink is mountedand heat dissipation performance is improved.

It is meaningful to provide a heat dissipation member having higher heatdissipation performance, and an electronic device including such a heatdissipation member.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exemplary schematic perspective view illustrating anelectronic device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary schematic cross-sectional view illustrating aportion of the electronic device according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary schematic block diagram illustrating anelectronic component according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating a heatdissipation member according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an exemplary schematic perspective view illustrating a portionof the heat dissipation member according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 6 is an exemplary schematic side view illustrating a board assemblyincluding a heat dissipation member according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 7 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating a heatdissipation member including the heat dissipation member according tothe second embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an exemplary schematic side view illustrating a board assemblyincluding a heat dissipation member according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating a heatdissipation member including the heat dissipation member according tothe third embodiment;

FIG. 10 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating a heatdissipation member according to a fourth embodiment;

FIG. 11 is an exemplary schematic side view illustrating the heatdissipation member according to the fourth embodiment;

FIG. 12 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating a heatdissipation member according to a modified example of the fourthembodiment; and

FIG. 13 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating an innerportion of an electronic device according to a fifth embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In general, according to one embodiment, an electronic device accordingto an embodiment includes, for example, a board, a first electroniccomponent, and a heat dissipation member. The board includes a firstface. The heat dissipation member is disposed at a side opposite to thefirst face of the first electronic component. The heat dissipationmember is thermally connected to the first electronic component. Theheat dissipation member includes a first extending portion, a secondextending portion, and a plurality of third extending portions. Thefirst extending portion extends along the first face. The secondextending portion is positioned away, in a direction that intersects thefirst face, from the first extending portion by a space. The secondextending portion extends along the first face. The plurality of thethird extending portions are connected to the first extending portionand the second extending portion. The plurality of the third extendingportions are positioned away from each other by a space.

In the following, exemplary embodiments of the electronic device and theheat dissipation member will be disclosed. Configurations and control(technical characteristics) of the following embodiments describedbelow, and functions and results (effects) provided by suchconfigurations and control are examples. Further, a plurality ofembodiments and a modified example exemplified below include samecomponents. In the following, the same components are denoted by samereferences sings, and repetition of description will be omitted.

In the respective drawings, directions are indicated for the sake ofconvenience. An X-direction and a Y-direction are directions along aface 3a of a circuit board 3 (board, refer to FIG. 2) and intersect eachother. One of the X-direction and the Y-direction may be referred to asa row direction, and the other may be referred to as a column direction.One of the X-direction and the Y-direction may be referred to as avertical direction, and the other may be referred to as a horizontaldirection. A Z-direction is a direction that intersects the face 3a, andmay be referred to as a thickness direction or a height direction of ahousing 2, the circuit board 3, and an electronic component 4. TheX-direction, Y-direction, and Z-direction are orthogonal to each other.

First Embodiment

FIG. 1 is an exemplary schematic perspective view illustrating anelectronic device according to an embodiment. An electronic device 1according to the present embodiment includes a housing 2 shaped in aflat thin rectangular parallelepiped as exemplified in FIG. 1. Thehousing 2 may be formed of, for example, metallic material such asaluminum alloy and magnesium alloy, or synthetic resin material. For thehousing 2, a member having relatively high thermal conductivity may bepartially or entirely used. The housing 2 has a plurality of walls 2a.Each of the plurality of walls 2a is formed in a square plate shape. Thewalls 2a include two walls 21, 22 and four walls 23. The two walls 21,22 are each formed along the X-direction and the Y-direction, furtherparallel to each other, and positioned away from each other in theZ-direction. The four walls 23 surround sides. The four walls 23 areformed along the Z-direction, and further orthogonal to the X-directionand the Y-direction. Among the four walls 23, two walls 23 apart fromeach other in the X-direction are formed along the Y-direction and theZ-direction. Further, among the four walls 23, two walls 23 apart fromeach other in the Y-direction are formed along the X-direction and theZ-direction.

Additionally, the wall 2a is provided with an opening 2b. The opening 2bpenetrates the wall 2a in a thickness direction of the wall 2a, andconnects an interior and an exterior of the housing 2. The opening 2bis, for example, a through hole, a notch, and a slit. The opening 2b maybe used to, for example, insert and pass an external component such as aconnector, expose an internal component such as a connector or anindicator (light emitting portion), and ventilate air.

The electronic device 1 is, for example, a solid state drive (SSD). TheSSD may be also referred to as a silicon drive, a flash drive, and soon. Note that the electronic device 1 may be, for example, an electronicdevice other than the SSD, such as a personal computer, a smartphone, asmart-television, a smartbook, a cellular phone, a personal digitalassistant (PDA), an image display device, and a video telephone set.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary schematic cross-sectional view illustrating aportion of the electronic device according to the first embodiment; Asillustrated in FIG. 2, the circuit board 3 and the electronic component4 are housed inside the housing 2 of the electronic device 1. Thecircuit board 3 (board) is, for example, a rigid printed wiring board,and formed as a multi-layer board, a subcomposite, a coreless board, andso on. The circuit board 3 includes an insulator and a conductor. Theinsulator may be formed of synthetic resin material having insulationproperties, ceramic, and so on. Further, the conductor may be aconductor pattern (wiring pattern), a conductor layer, a wire, athrough-hole, a via, a through-electrode, and so on. The circuit board 3is rectangular (square) and formed in a plate shape. Further, thecircuit board 3 includes a face 3a and a face 3b. The face 3a and theface 3b are positioned on the sides opposite to each other in athickness direction (Z-direction) of the circuit board 3. The thicknessdirection is a direction orthogonal to the face 3a and the face 3b. Theface 3a is an example of a first face.

The electronic component 4 (first electronic component) is disposed onthe face 3a. The electronic component 4 is a face mount componentprovided on the face 3a by a face mount technology. More specifically,the electronic component 4 may be formed as a land grid array (LGA), aball grid array (BGA), and a chip size package (CSP), for example. Notethat the electronic component 4 is not necessarily the face mountcomponent. The electronic component 4 may also be referred to as apackage. Further, the electronic component 4 thermally connected with aheat dissipation member may be an electronic component (package) otherthan the SSD, such as a central processing unit (CPU).

The electronic component 4 includes a face 4a and a face 4b. The face 4afaces the face 3a of the circuit board 3. The face 4b is positioned at aside opposite to the face 4a in the thickness direction (Z-direction) ofthe electronic component 4 and the circuit board 3. Further, accordingto the present embodiment, the electronic component 4 is disposed on theface 3a of the circuit board 3, and not disposed on the face 3b.Therefore, the face 3a may be referred to as a component mounting face,and the face 3b may be referred to as a non-component mounting face.Note that the electronic component 4 may also be disposed on the face3b, or the electronic component 4 may be disposed on each of the face 3aand the face 3b. In this case, a heat dissipation member 5 may also bedisposed at the electronic component on each of the face 3a and the face3b. The thickness direction is the direction orthogonal to the face 4aand the face 4b.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary schematic block diagram illustrating a controllerincluded in a semiconductor device according to an embodiment. Asillustrated in FIG. 3, the electronic component 4 may be formed as apackage SSD (package) including, for example, a memory 41, a controller42, and a data buffer 43.

The memory 41 is a non-volatile memory such as a NAND flash memory. Thememory 41 is not limited to the NAND flash memory, and may be amagnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), a resistance random accessmemory (RERAM), a ferroelectric random access memory (FERAM), and so on.Further, the memory 41 stores user data transmitted from the outside(host device) of the semiconductor device 1, system data used onlyinside the electronic component 4, and so on. Furthermore, the memory 41includes a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells (notillustrated) is arrayed in a matrix form. Each of the memory cells canstore two value or multiple values. Additionally, the memory 41 includesa plurality (n) of memory chips 41a (#0 to #n−1).

The data buffer 43 temporarily holds data. The data buffer 43 is, forexample, a dynamic static random access memory (DRAM). Note that thedata buffer 43 is not limited to the DRAM, and may be a static randomaccess memory (SRAM) or the like. The data buffer 43 may be providedindependently from the controller 42, or may be implemented as anincorporated memory inside a chip of the controller 42.

The controller 42 controls the electronic component 4. Functions of thecontroller 42 are implemented by, for example, a processor configured toexecute firmware stored in the memory 41 or a read only memory (ROM)included in the controller 42, or hardware. The controller 42 reads datafrom the memory 41 and writes data in the memory 41 in accordance with acommand from the host device.

Further, the controller 42 includes, for example, a command processor420, a memory interface unit 421, a data controller 422, a data readcontroller 423, a data write controller 424, an ECC encoder 425, and anECC decoder 426.

The command processor 420 determines a command received from the host.The commands includes, for example, a read command, a write command, acommand to retrieve individual information, and a command to changesetting values in order to control various kinds of operation. Thecontroller 42 executes processing in accordance with the commanddetermined by the command processor 420.

The memory interface unit 421 is a controller to control the memory 41.The memory interface unit 421 writes, in the memory 41, a code wordreceived from the ECC encoder 425 in accordance with control of the datawrite controller 424 and the like. Further, the memory interface unit421 reads the code word from the memory 41 in accordance with control ofthe data read controller 423 and the like, and transfers the same to theECC decoder 426.

The data controller 422 controls a position where data is to be storedon the memory 41. The data controller 422 has an address conversiontable 222a in which a logic address provided from the host device iscorrelated to a physical position on the memory 41, and executes garbagecollection in accordance with a block usage condition on the memory.

The data read controller 423 executes processing to read data from thememory 41 in accordance with a command notified from the host device viaa connector 44. More specifically, the data read controller 423acquires, from the data controller 422, a physical position on thememory 41 corresponding to a logic address of read data, and notifiesthe memory interface unit 421 of the physical position. The read data istransmitted to the host device via the ECC decoder 426, data buffer 43,and so on.

The data write controller 424 executes processing to write data in thememory 41 in accordance with a command notified from the host device viathe connector 44. More specifically, the data write controller 424acquires, from the data controller 422, a physical position on thememory 41 where the data is to be written, and outputs the physicalposition and a code word output from the ECC encoder 425 to the memoryinterface unit 421.

The ECC encoder 425 encodes the data held at the data buffer 43, andgenerates a code word including data and a redundant portion (parity).The ECC decoder 426 acquires, from the memory interface unit 421, thecode word read from the memory 41, and decodes the acquired code word.The ECC decoder 426 notifies the data read controller 423 of a readerror in the case of failing in error correction at the time ofdecoding. Further, the electronic component 4 may be other a controllernot including a memory, or other electronic components that generateheat, such as a CPU and an amplifier. The electronic component 4 is thecomponent that generates a large amount of heat, compared to othercomponents inside the housing 2. The electronic component 4 may also bereferred to as a heating element.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating the heatdissipation member according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is anexemplary schematic perspective view illustrating a portion of the heatdissipation member according to the first embodiment. The heatdissipation member 5 is provided on a face 4b of the electroniccomponent 4 as illustrated in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5. In other words, theheat dissipation member 5 is disposed at a side opposite to the circuitboard 3 of the electronic component 4. The heat dissipation member 5 isbrought into close contact with the face 4b of the electronic component4. The heat dissipation member 5 may be mounted on the face 4b bybonding, for example. Further, the heat dissipation member 5 is disposedbetween the electronic component 4 and the wall 21 of the housing 2. Theheat dissipation member 5 is thermally connected to the electroniccomponent 4. Therefore, heat generated at the electronic component 4 istransmitted to the heat dissipation member 5. By heat exchanging airwith the heat dissipation member 5, heat is transmitted to the air fromthe heat dissipation member 5. Further, the heat dissipation member 5 isthermally connected to the wall 21 of the housing 2. Therefore, heatgenerated at the electronic component 4 is transmitted to the wall 21via the heat dissipation member 5. The heat is transmitted from the wall21 to the air by heat exchanging the air with the wall 21. Therefore,temperature at the electronic component 4 is easily decreased, comparedto a structure not provided with the heat dissipation member 5. Notethat a heat conductive material 6 is interposed between the heatdissipation member 5 and the wall 21. The heat conductive material 6 mayhave, for example, elasticity, flexibility, or cushioning properties.The heat conductive material 6 is softer, less elastic modulus, and moreflexible, compared to the wall 21 and the electronic component 4. Theheat conductive material 6 may be fixed to the electronic component 4 orthe wall 21 by bonding, for example.

Further, as illustrated in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the heat dissipationmember 5 includes a plurality of layers 55 (levels). In other words, theheat dissipation member 5 has a multi-layer structure or a multi-levelstructure. The layers 55 are each expanded in the X-direction andY-direction. According to the present embodiment, the heat dissipationmember 5 includes two layers 55, but may include the three or morelayers 55. Further, the plurality of layers 55 is positioned away fromeach other in the Z-direction by a space (air). The heat dissipationmember 5 having the multi-layer structure has a face area, namely, acontact area with the air larger than a face area of a heat dissipationmember having a single-layer structure. Therefore, according to thepresent embodiment, the heat dissipation member 5 having higher heatdissipation performance is easily obtained. Among the two layers 55, thelayer 55 close to the circuit board 3 is an example of the firstextending portion, and the layer 55a (55) distant from the circuit board3 is an example of the second extending portion. Further, according tothe present embodiment, the layer 55a distant from the circuit board 3is plate-shaped, but may also be mesh-shaped.

Further, the heat dissipation member 5 has a framework structure asillustrated in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the heatdissipation member 5 includes a plurality of nodes 54 in which aplurality of frames 51, 52, 53 gathers. The frame 51 extends along theX-direction, the frame 52 extends along the Y-direction, and the frame53 extends along the Z-direction. The heat dissipation member 5 has athree-dimensional lattice shape formed by connecting the plurality offrames 51, 52, 53 via the plurality of nodes 54. Note that the frames51, 52, 53 are defined as an interval between a node 54 and another node54, or an interval from a node 54 to a free end. In this structure, thenode 54 is an example of a connecting portion. Further, according to thepresent embodiment, the frame 51 extended along the X-direction is anexample of a row portion, the frame 52 extended along the Y-direction isan example of a column portion, and the frame 53 extended along theZ-direction is an example of the third extending portion. Further, inthe layer 55 on a side close to the electronic component 4 among the twolayers 55, 55 adjacent to each other in the Z-direction at an interval,the frame 51 is an example of a row portion, the frame 52 is an exampleof a column portion, and the node 54 is an example of a connectingportion. Note that the row portion and the column portion may bereversed. According to the above-described framework structure(three-dimensional lattice shape), the contact area with the air tendsto be formed further larger. Therefore, according to the presentembodiment, the heat dissipation member 5 having higher heat dissipationperformance is easily obtained. Further, the framework structure alsoprovides some effects that, for example, a weight of the heatdissipation member 5 is reduced, and the heat dissipation member 5becomes more easily elastically deformed and becomes more flexible.Further, since the three-dimensional lattice shape has regularity in theshape, a plurality of the heat dissipation members 5 having differentsizes can be obtained by cutting out from a large framework structure,for example. Therefore, labor and cost for manufacture may be easilyreduced. Note that the heat dissipation member 5 is not limited to arigid-frame structure, and may be a framework structure different fromthe three-dimensional lattice shape such as a truss-like structure.Further, the heat dissipation member 5 may have the framework structure(three-dimensional lattice shape) not entirely but partially. Moreover,directions of the frames 51, 52, 53 may be directions oblique to theX-direction, Y-direction, or Z-direction. Additionally, the frames 51,52, 53 may not be orthogonal to each other but may be disposed obliqueto each other. Further, a repetitive unit shape by the frame is notlimited to a cube, and may be various kinds of shape such as arectangular parallelepiped. Also, the plurality of frames may include aportion in which a hexagonal shape and other polygonal shapes arecombined. Additionally, the frame may be curved, and the node may beformed planar or massive. Further, the heat dissipation member may beporous. Furthermore, the number of the layers of the heat dissipationmember may be three or more, and multiple levels of air passages may beprovided at the heat dissipation member.

Additionally, the heat dissipation member 5 may be formed by integrallyconnecting a plurality of components (split bodies). As an example, eachof the plurality of components may be formed of a structure includingthe layer 55 and the plurality of frames 53. Further, the plurality ofcomponents may be connected by, for example, bonding, welding, orsoldering. Furthermore, the heat dissipation member 5 may bemanufactured as a layered modeled object by using a layered modelingdevice (3D printer), or may be manufactured by combining molding andcutting work. Note that the heat dissipation member 5 may be formed byincluding material having relatively high thermal conductivity, forexample, metallic material such as copper-based material, aluminum-basedmaterial, and iron-based material, or synthetic resin material includinga thermal conductive filler.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the heatdissipation member 5 includes the plurality of layers 55 (firstextending portion and second extending portion) disposed away from eachother by a space in the Z-direction (second direction) that intersectsthe face 3a of the circuit board 3, and the plurality of layers 55 ismutually connected with the frame 53 (third extending portion) extendedalong the Z-direction. Therefore, according to the present embodiment,for example, the heat dissipation member 5 having the larger face areaand higher heat dissipation performance, therefore the electronic device1 provided with the electronic component 4 having the improved heatdissipation performance can be easily obtained.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the heat dissipationmember 5 has the framework structure. Therefore, the heat dissipationmember 5 having the larger face area and much higher heat dissipationperformance, therefore the electronic device 1 provided with theelectronic component 4 having the more improved heat dissipationperformance can be easily obtained. Further, the heat dissipation member5 may be formed having less weight and more easily bendable, forexample.

Moreover, in the case where the heat dissipation member 5 has thethree-dimensional lattice shape including the three frames 51, 52, 53formed along the three directions (X-direction, Y-direction, andZ-direction) orthogonal to each other, not only manufacture may befacilitated but also labor and cost for manufacturing the electronicdevice 1 may be reduced.

Second Embodiment

FIG. 6 is an exemplary schematic side view illustrating a board assemblyincluding a heat dissipation member according to a second embodiment.FIG. 7 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating a heatdissipation member including the heat dissipation member according tothe second embodiment. A heat dissipation member 5A according to thesecond embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7 also has a multi-layerstructure and a framework structure (three-dimensional lattice shape)same as a heat dissipation member 5 of a first embodiment. Therefore,same effects based on the same structures as the first embodiment can bealso obtained in an electronic device 1A according to the presentembodiment. However, the heat dissipation member 5A of the presentembodiment differs from the first embodiment in points of covering aplurality of electronic components 4 (first electronic component andsecond electronic component) and being thermally connected to theplurality of electronic components 4. With this structure, labor andcost for manufacture are easily reduced, compared to a case where theheat dissipation member is mounted on each of the plurality ofelectronic components 4, for example. Further, an interval between thetwo electronic components 4 can be shortened. As a result, theelectronic device 1A may be formed more downsized.

Further, as illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the heat dissipation member 5Ais provided with an opening 5a. The opening 5a is, for example, athrough hole, a slit, a notch, and a recessed portion. Clearance isprovided between a component 71 and the heat dissipation member 5A bythe opening 5a. In other words, interference between the component 71(7) and the heat dissipation member 5A is prevented by the opening 5a,and further heat transmission between the heat dissipation member 5A andthe component 71 is suppressed. The openings 5a may be provided atvarious positions of the heat dissipation member 5A. Further, a heatinsulation member (heat blocking member) may also be provided at theopening 5a between the heat dissipation member 5A and the component 71.The opening 5a is useful in the case where the component 71 (7) tallerthan the electronic component 4 is implemented on a face 3a of a circuitboard 3. The opening 5a is an example of a first opening.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 6, according to the present embodiment,a component 72 is disposed on the face 3a between the two electroniccomponents 4, 4 thermally connected to the heat dissipation member 5A.Clearance is provided between the component 72 and the heat dissipationmember 5A. Therefore, even when the heat dissipation member 5A isdisposed across the two electronic components 4, 4 like the presentembodiment, space between the two electronic components 4, 4 can be moreeffectively used. Therefore, according to this structure, packagedensity of the components tends to be higher, for example. Further, heattransmission between the heat dissipation member 5A and the component 72is suppressed by this structure. Note that the component 72 providedwith the clearance between the heat dissipation member 5A is disposedbetween three or more electronic components 4, and the heat dissipationmember 5A may also be disposed so as to cover the component 72. Further,the components 7 (71, 72) are, for example, components having an amountof heat generation smaller than that of the electronic component 4 inwhich heat is dissipated by the heat dissipation member 5A, morespecifically, electronic components such as a capacitor, a resistor, anda connector. Additionally, the component 7 may be, for example, acomponent other than the electronic component, for example, a fixingtool such as a screw, and a pressing member.

Third Embodiment

FIG. 8 is an exemplary schematic side view illustrating a board assemblyincluding a heat dissipation member according to a third embodiment.FIG. 9 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating a heatdissipation member including the heat dissipation member according tothe third embodiment. A heat dissipation member 5B according to thethird embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9 also has a multi-layerstructure and a framework structure (three-dimensional lattice shape)same as a heat dissipation member 5 of a first embodiment and a heatdissipation member 5A of a second embodiment. Therefore, same effectsbased on the same structures as the first embodiment and secondembodiment can be also obtained in an electronic device 1B according tothe present embodiment. However, a slope 5b is provided at the heatdissipation member 5B according to the present embodiment. The slope 5bis provided at an end portion 5b1 on a side opposite to a face 3a of acircuit board 3. The slope 5b is a portion (area) in which a distance ina Z-direction from the face 3a of the circuit board 3 to the end portion5b1 is gradually reduced in a direction along the face 3a, morespecifically, an X-direction or Y-direction, and a rightward directionin the example in FIG. 8. Further, in the heat dissipation member 5B,the slope 5b is provided in an area apart from an electronic component 4in the case of viewing from the Z-direction (planar view). Further, as aposition approaches to the electronic component 4, a distance from theface 3a of the circuit board 3 to the slope 5b is gradually increased ina direction along the face 3a, more specifically, the X-direction or theY-direction, and a leftward direction in the example in FIG. 8. Withthis structure, air can be flown along a pitch of the slope 5b.Therefore, resistance of the air can be reduced, compared to a case ofnot providing the slope 5b. In this case, a flow rate is suppressed frombeing decreased. Therefore, a cooling effect by the air flow may beincreased. In the example of FIG. 8, in the case where the air flowalong the face 3a of the circuit board 3 is generated from the rightside of FIG. 8, the air flow can be smoothly led to the end portion 5cof the heat dissipation member 5B which is at a side opposite to theelectronic component 4. In this case, for example, swirl is preventedfrom being generated, compared to the case of not providing the slope5b. As a result, the flow speed of the air flow tends to be increased atthe end portion 5c. Therefore, according to this structure, not only acooling effect of the heat dissipation member 5B by the air flow butalso a heat dissipation effect by the heat dissipation member 5B aremore easily increased. Note that a slope angle and a slope direction ofthe slope 5b are set in various manners.

Further, an opening 5a (first opening) is also provided at the heatdissipation member 58B of the present embodiment. According to thepresent embodiment, interference between a component (not illustrated)and the heat dissipation member 5B is prevented by the opening 5a. Inother words, clearance is provided between the component and the heatdissipation member 5B by the opening 5a. According to the presentembodiment, effects by the opening 5a same as the second embodiment canbe also obtained.

Fourth Embodiment

FIG. 10 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating a heatdissipation member according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 11 is anexemplary schematic side view illustrating the heat dissipation memberaccording to the fourth embodiment. A heat dissipation member 5C of thefourth embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11 also has a multi-layerstructure same as a heat dissipation member 5 of a first embodiment, aheat dissipation member 5A of a second embodiment, and a heatdissipation member 5B of a third embodiment described above. Therefore,same effects based on the same structure as the first embodiment, secondembodiment, and third embodiment can also be obtained in an electronicdevice including the heat dissipation member 5C according to the presentembodiment. The heat dissipation member 5C can be incorporated insteadof the heat dissipation members 5, 5A, 5B, 5D, 5E of electronic devices1, 1A, 1B, 1D, 1E of other embodiments, for example. However, in theheat dissipation member 5C according to the present embodiment,respective layers 55 are not lattice-shaped (mesh-shaped) but areplate-shaped walls. Further, a plate-shaped wall 56 extended in aZ-direction is disposed between the two layers 55, 55 instead of acolumn-shaped (bar-shaped) frame 53. Space is interposed between aplurality of the layers 55, and space is also interposed between aplurality of the walls 56. Among the two layers 55, 55 apart from eachother in the Z-direction by a space, the layer 55 close to an electroniccomponent 4 is a first extending portion and also a wall, and the otherlayer 55 distant from the electronic component 4 is a second extendingportion and also a wall. Further, the wall 56 is a third extendingportion. Additionally, an air passage 57 surrounded by the two layers55, 55 and two walls b6, 56 is formed inside the heat dissipation member5C. The air passage 57 extends in a direction orthogonal to theZ-direction, more specifically, along an XY-plane, and penetrates theinside of the heat dissipation member 5C. According to the presentembodiment, heat exchange is executed between the heat dissipationmember 5C and the air flowing inside the air passage 57, andfurthermore, temperature at the electronic component 4 may be decreased.According to the air passage 57 surrounded by the walls like the presentembodiment, the air can flow more smoothly, and efficiency of heatdissipation by the air may be more improved. Further, as for the airpassage 57, an air flow area and a direction thereof can be set by alayout and shapes of the walls 56 in various manners. For instance, theair passage 57 may be provided at a portion having a large heatreceiving amount from the electronic component 4, density of the airpassage 57 at the portion having the large heat receiving amount may beincreased more than at a potion having a small heat receiving amount,the air passage 57 may be set at a position and a direction in which theair can be easily introduced, or the air passage 57 may be set at aposition and a direction in which the air can be easily discharged. Asan example according to the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG.10, the wall 56 and the air passage 57 are curved along a face 3a, morespecifically, along the XY-face and are extended between an end portion5d (side portion, edge portion, first end portion) of the heatdissipation member 5C and the other end portion 5e (side portion, edgeportion, second end portion) in the case of viewing from theZ-direction. The air passage 57 is opened at an opening end 5d1 in theend portion 5d, and opened at an opening end 5e1 in the end portion 5e.Further, a plurality of air passages 57 extends radially from the endportion 5d. In this case, an exhaust port of a fan (not illustrated) isdisposed facing the end portion 5d, and air flow discharged from the fanmay be flown along the plurality of air passages 57 so as to be radiallyexpanded. The air flow in the air passage 57 is not limited to, forexample, a forced flow by the fan or the like disposed inside a housing2, and may be generated by natural convection or the like generatedalong with heat generation, etc. inside the housing 2. Note that aplurality of frames 53 may be provided at the heat dissipation member 5Cinstead of the wall 56 between the plate-shaped layers 55, 55, or theplate-shaped wall 56 may be provided between the layers 55, 55 partiallyor entirely formed of the mesh-like framework structure. Further, anopening such as a through hole, a slit, a notch, and a recessed portion(not illustrated) may be partially or entirely provided at the layer 55and the wall 56 such that the air or other refrigerant can effectivelyflow in the air passage 57 within a range where space for disposing theheat dissipation member can be secured, or such that a certain size of acontact face with the refrigerant can be secured. According to thisembodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the opening 2b is an example of asecond opening, an opening 2b1 is an example of one of the plurality ofthe second openings, an opening 2b2 is an example of the other of theplurality of the second openings, an opening 2b3 is an example of athird opening, an air passage 571 is an example of a first air passage,an air passage 572 is an example of a second air passage, an air passage573 is an example of a third air passage, an opening end 5d1a is anexample of a first opening end of the air passage 571, an opening end5d1b is an example of a first opening end of the air passage 572, anopening end 5d1c is an example of a first opening end of the air passage573, an opening end 5d1d is an example of a second opening end of theair passage 573, an opening end 5e1a is an example of a second openingend of the air passage 571, and an opening end 5e1b is an example of asecond opening end of the air passage 572.

Modified Example of Fourth Embodiment

FIG. 12 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating a heatdissipation member according to a modified example of a fourthembodiment. A heat dissipation member 5D according to the modifiedexample of the fourth embodiment illustrated in FIG. 12 also has astructure same as a heat dissipation member 5C of the fourth embodiment,and an air passage 57 same as the heat dissipation member 5C is formedat the heat dissipation member 5D. Therefore, same effects based on thesame structure as the fourth embodiment can be also obtained in anelectronic device 1D according to the present embodiment. However, theheat dissipation member 5D of the present embodiment differs from theheat dissipation member 5C of the fourth embodiment in a point of havinga different shape of the air passage 57. More specifically, according tothe present modified example, an opening end 5d1 on one side of the airpassage 57 and an opening end 5e1 on the other side are respectivelyoriented to openings 2b provided at walls 2a (23) of a housing 2D. Theopenings 2b penetrate the interior and the exterior of the housing 2D.Therefore, according to the present modified example, air can easilyenter the inside of the air passage 57 from the outside of the housing2D via the openings 2b of the housing 2D, and further the air can easilyflow out from the inside of the air passage 57 to the outside of thehousing 2D via the openings 2b of the housing 2D. Accordingly, heatexchange is more accelerated between the heat dissipation member 5D andan air flow. Further, in the heat dissipation member 5D according to thepresent modified example, the opening ends 5d1, 5e1 of the air passage57 can be located so as to face the openings 2b of the housing 2D. Inother words, the openings 2b can be located at the wall 2a of thehousing 2D so as to face the opening ends 5d1, 5e1 of the air passage57. The air passage 57 is curved between the opening ends 5d1, 5e1facing the two different openings 2b. The openings 2b are examples of asecond opening. Further, according to the present modified example, aplurality of openings 2b faces an end portion 5d on one side of the heatdissipation member 5D, and one of the openings 2b faces an end portion5e on the other side of the heat dissipation member 5D as an example.Thus, even in the case where the plurality of openings 2b of the housing2D is unsymmetrically provided, the openings 2b of the housing 2D andthe opening ends 5d1, 5d2 of the heat dissipation member 5D can faceeach other by setting a layout and a shape of the air passage 57 in theheat dissipation member 5D.

Fifth Embodiment

FIG. 13 is an exemplary schematic plan view illustrating an innerportion of an electronic device according to a fifth embodiment. A heatdissipation member 5E according to a fifth embodiment illustrated inFIG. 13 also has a structure same as a heat dissipation member 5C of afourth embodiment and a heat dissipation member 5D of a modified exampleof the fourth embodiment, and an air passage 57 same as the heatdissipation members 5C, 5D of the fourth embodiment is formed at theheat dissipation member 5E. Therefore, same effects based on the samestructure as the fourth embodiment and the modified example of thefourth embodiment can be also obtained in an electronic device 1Eaccording to the present embodiment. However, according to the presentembodiment, an electronic component 4 provided with the heat dissipationmember 5E and an electronic component 8 not provided with the heatdissipation member 5E are disposed on a circuit board 3. The electroniccomponent 8 is, for example, a memory or a data buffer of an SSD, andthe electronic component 4 is, for example, a controller of the SSD. Theelectronic component 4 is disposed on one side (left side in FIG. 13) inan X-direction (first direction) of the circuit board 3, and theelectronic component 8 (third electronic component) is disposed on theother side (right side in FIG. 13) in the X-direction of the circuitboard 3. In the heat dissipation member 5E, an air passage 57penetrating between an end portion 5d and an end portion 5e along aY-direction (second direction). An opening end 5d1 on one side (upperside in FIG. 13) in the Y-direction of the air passage 57 faces anopening 2b located at a wall 2a (23) on one side of a housing 2E, and anopening end 5e1 on the other side (lower side in FIG. 13) in theY-direction of the air passage 57 faces an opening 2b located at a wall2a on the other side of the housing 2E. In this case, the opening ends5d1, 5e1 and the openings 2b face, for example, the Y-direction, morespecifically, an extended direction of the air passage 57, a thicknessdirection of the walls 2a where the openings 2b are provided, and apenetrating direction of the openings 2b at the walls 2a. According tothe present embodiment, the electronic component 4 can be moreeffectively cooled. Further, air passing through the air passage 57 andheated by the electronic component 4 does not affect the electroniccomponent 8. Therefore, the electronic component 8 is hardly heated.Note that a direction of disposing the electronic components 4, 8 (firstdirection) and an extending direction of the air passage 57 (seconddirection) are not necessarily orthogonal to each other as long as thedirections intersect each other. Further, not limited to the examples inFIGS. 10 to 13, specification of the air passage 57 can be set invarious manners.

While the present embodiments and modified example have been exemplifiedabove, the present embodiments and modified example are examples and notintended to limit the scope of the invention. The present embodimentsand modified example can be implemented in other various modes, andvarious kinds of omission, replacement, combination, and change can bemade in the scope without departing from the gist of the presentinvention. The present embodiments and modified example are included inthe scope and gist of the invention and further included in the scopeequivalent to the inventions recited in the scope of claims. Further,the structures and shapes in the respective present embodiments andmodified example can be partially switched for implementation.Additionally, the specification such as the respective structures andshapes (structure, type, direction, shape, size, length, width,thickness, height, number, arrangement, position, material, etc.) can besuitably changed for implementation.

What is claimed is:
 1. An electronic device comprising: a board having afirst face; a first electronic component disposed on the first face; anda heat dissipation member disposed at a side opposite to the first faceof the first electronic component, the heat dissipation member beingthermally connected to the first electronic component, the heatdissipation member including a first extending portion, a secondextending portion, and a plurality of third extending portions, whereinthe first extending portion extends along the first face, the secondextending portion is positioned away, in a direction that intersects thefirst face, from the first extending portion by a space, the secondextending portion extending along the first face, and the plurality ofthird extending portions are connected to the first extending portionand the second extending portion, the plurality of third extendingportions being positioned away from each other by a space, the firstextending portion, the second extending portion, and the plurality ofthird extending portions are walls, and a plurality of air passages thatare surrounded by the first extending portion, the second extendingportion, and two third extending portions among the plurality of thirdextending portions, the plurality of air passages penetrating the heatdissipation member, is provided in the heat dissipation member, and ahousing that houses the board, the first electronic component, and theheat dissipation member, wherein the housing has a second opening, thesecond opening penetrating an interior and an exterior of the housing,the plurality of air passages extend in a direction along the firstface, and an opening end of the air passages face the second opening. 2.The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the heat dissipationmember has a framework structure, and the framework structure includesthe first extending portion, the second extending portion, and theplurality of third extending portions.
 3. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 2, wherein the first extending portion includes aplurality of row portions and a plurality of column portions, theplurality of row portions are disposed away from each other, theplurality of column portions intersect the row portions, the pluralityof column portions being disposed away from each other.
 4. Theelectronic device according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of thirdextending portions connect a connecting portion, the connecting portionbeing a portion via which the row portion and the column portion areconnected.
 5. The electronic device according to claim 4, comprising ahousing that houses the board, the first electronic component, and theheat dissipation member.
 6. The electronic device according to claim 1,comprising a second electronic component disposed on the board, whereinthe heat dissipation member is thermally connected to the firstelectronic component and to the second electronic component.
 7. Theelectronic device according to claim 1, wherein the heat dissipationmember has a first opening, the first opening being configured toprovide clearance between the heat dissipation member and a component,the component being disposed on the first face.
 8. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 7, wherein the first opening is a through hole thatpenetrates the heat dissipation member.
 9. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the heat dissipation member includes aslope at a side opposite to the first face, and a distance from thefirst face to the slope decreases in a direction along the first face.10. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the firstextending portion, the second extending portion, and the plurality ofthird extending portions are walls, and a plurality of air passages thatare surrounded by the first extending portion, the second extendingportion, and two third extending portions among the plurality of thirdextending portions, the plurality of air passages penetrating the heatdissipation member is provided in the heat dissipation member.
 11. TheAn electronic deviceaccording to claim 10, comprising: a board having afirst face; a first electronic component disposed on the first face; anda heat dissipation member disposed at a side opposite to the first faceof the first electronic component, the heat dissipation member beingthermally connected to the first electronic component, the heatdissipation member including a first extending portion, a secondextending portion, and a plurality of third extending portions, whereinthe first extending portion extends along the first face, the secondextending portion is positioned away, in a direction that intersects thefirst face, from the first extending portion by a space, the secondextending portion extending along the first face, and the plurality ofthird extending portions are connected to the first extending portionand the second extending portion, the plurality of third extendingportions being positioned away from each other by a space, the firstextending portion, the second extending portion, and the plurality ofthird extending portions are walls, a plurality of air passages that aresurrounded by the first extending portion, the second extending portion,and two third extending portions among the plurality of third extendingportions, the plurality of air passages penetrating the heat dissipationmember, is provided in the heat dissipation member, and the plurality ofair passages are curved.
 12. The electronic device according to claim10, comprising a housing that houses the board, the first electroniccomponent, and the heat dissipation member, wherein the housing has asecond opening, the second opening penetrating an interior and anexterior of the housing, the plurality of air passages extend in adirection along the first face, and an opening end of the air passagesface the second opening.
 13. The electronic device according to claim 1011, comprising a housing that houses the board, the first electroniccomponent, and the heat dissipation member, wherein the housing includestwo walls that are disposed away from each other in a direction alongthe first face, a first opening end of a first passage among theplurality of passages and a first opening end of a second passage amongthe plurality of passages are located at a first end portion of the heatdissipation member in the direction along the first face, a plurality ofsecond openings that are pr-vided provided through one wall among thetwo walls of the housing, the plurality of second openings penetratingan interior and an exterior of the housing, and the first opening end ofthe first passage faces one of the plurality of second openings, and thefirst opening end of the second passage faces another opening among theplurality of second openings.
 14. The electronic device according toclaim 13, wherein a second opening end of the first passage and a secondopening end of the second passage are located at a second end portion ofthe heat dissipation member, the second end portion being at a sideopposite to the first end portion in a direction along the first face, athird opening is provided at the other wall among the two walls of thehousing, the third opening penetrating an interior and an exterior ofthe housing, and both the second opening end of the first passage andthe second opening end of the second passage face the third opening. 15.The electronic device according to claim 10 11, comprising a housingthat houses the board, the first electronic component, and the heatdissipation member, wherein the housing includes two walls that aredisposed away from each other in a direction along the first face, aplurality of second openings that are provided through one wall amongthe two walls of the housing, the plurality of second openingspenetrating an interior and an exterior of the housing, a first openingend of a third passage among the plurality of passages and a secondopening end of the third passage are located at the first end portion ofthe heat dissipation member in the direction along the first face, andthe first opening end of the third passage faces one of the plurality ofsecond openings, and the second opening end of the third passage facesanother opening among the plurality of second openings.
 16. Theelectronic device according to claim 12 1, wherein the housing includestwo walls disposed away from each other in a direction along the firstface, and one of the opening ends of the air passage faces one of thetwo walls, and the other of the opening ends of the air passage facesthe other wall among the two walls.
 17. The electronic device accordingto claim 16, comprising a third electronic component that is disposed onthe board, the third electronic component being disposed away from theheat dissipation member, wherein the third electronic component ispositioned at a first direction side of the first electronic component,and the air passage extends along a second direction that intersects thefirst direction.
 18. The electronic device according to claim 17,wherein the third electronic component is a NAND flash memory, and thefirst electronic component is a controller that controls the NAND flashmemory.
 19. An electronic device comprising: a board having a firstface; a first electronic component disposed on the first face; a secondelectronic component disposed on the first face and disposed at a firstdistance from the first electronic component; and a heat dissipationmember disposed at a side opposite to a contact surface of the firstelectronic component with the board, the heat dissipation member beingthermally connected to the first electronic component and to the secondelectronic component, the heat dissipation member including a firstextending portion, a second extending portion, and a plurality of thirdextending portions, wherein the first extending portion extends alongthe first face, the second extending portion is positioned away, in adirection that intersects the first face, from the first extendingportion by a space, the second extending portion extending along thefirst face, and the second extending portion being thermally connectedto the first extending portion, the plurality of third extendingportions respectively extend from the first extending portion, theplurality of third extending portions being positioned away from eachother, a first opening is provided in the first extending portion asecond opening is provided between end portions of the first extendingportion and second extending portion, a passage connects the first andsecond openings, at least one of the third extending portions is a wallextending in a direction from the second opening to the first opening ina plan view, in a plan view, a first number of the plurality of thirdextending portions are provided in a region where the first electroniccomponent is located and are separated from each other, and a secondnumber of the plurality of third extending portions are provided in aregion where the second electronic component is located and areseparated from each other.
 20. The electronic device according to claim1, wherein the plurality of air passages are curved.
 21. The electronicdevice according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes two walls thatare disposed away from each other in a direction along the first face, afirst opening end of a first passage among the plurality of passages anda first opening end of a second passage among the plurality of passagesare located at a first end portion of the heat dissipation member in thedirection along the first face, a plurality of third openings areprovided through one wall among the two walls of the housing, theplurality of third openings penetrating an interior and an exterior ofthe housing, and the first opening end of the first passage faces one ofthe plurality of third openings, and the first opening end of the secondpassage faces another opening among the plurality of third openings. 22.The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing includestwo walls that are disposed away from each other in a direction alongthe first face, a plurality of third openings are provided through onewall among the two walls of the housing, the plurality of third openingspenetrating an interior and an exterior of the housing, a first openingend of a third passage among the plurality of passages and a secondopening end of the third passage are located at the first end portion ofthe heat dissipation member in the direction along the first face, andthe first opening end of the third passage faces one of the plurality ofthird openings, and the second opening end of the third passage facesanother opening among the plurality of third openings.